🇬🇧🇨🇳 puberty - 青春期 : English Lesson

Meaning of "puberty" ("青春期"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Puberty is the stage in life when a child’s body starts changing into an adult’s body. This includes growing taller, developing muscles, getting body hair, and sometimes even a voice that squeaks like a rubber duck. It’s also when emotions go on a rollercoaster ride, and parents start wondering what happened to their sweet little angel.

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If puberty were a superhero, its powers would be voice-cracking, sudden mood swings, and extreme hunger.

Puberty hit my brother so hard, his voice sounds like a broken radio switching between stations.

Before puberty, my biggest problem was running out of crayons; after puberty, it’s running out of deodorant.

Puberty is like a magic spell—one day you’re a kid, and the next you have a mustache that looks like a fuzzy caterpillar.

I knew puberty had arrived when I woke up one day and smelled like an old gym sock.

When puberty arrived, she watched her body change in the bathroom mirror. Puberty brought hair on her arms and a deeper voice; puberty made her chest fuller and feelings rush. Puberty confused her, but her mother hugged her, saying, "It's normal." Puberty ended with a small laugh and a relieved, steady breath.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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